Cheese prices to modulate mildly then decline in '06

December 5, 2005

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Dairy industry watchers expect cheese prices to remain fairly steady for the next month before dropping lower in early 2006.

The Brandon effect

December 5, 2005

Editor's note: This article originally published in a longer form on PizzaMarketplace.com as Who's Who: Dave Brandon.

Going with the grain

December 5, 2005

Toppings, cheeses and sauces have changed in myriad ways since pizza came to America, but not until the last couple of decades has anyone meddled with the…

An experience for experts and novices

December 5, 2005

Whether you're new to the pizza business or a wizened veteran, the 2006 Pizza Operators Workshop (POW) is a learning experience tailored just for you.

Money for marketing or manpower?

December 5, 2005

Editor's note: This article originally published in a longer form on PizzaMarketplace.com as MARKETING: Money spent on star employees is a great marketing…

Systematize your pizza business

December 5, 2005

I love history, so when I get to dig into pizza history, hobby and career cross paths and life gets fun.

Restaurant comps surge in Oct., says NRA

December 4, 2005

WASHINGTON D.C. — The outlook for the restaurant industry improved sharply in October, according to the National Restaurant Association's comprehensive index…

VoIP provides Pizza Pizza with virtual call center

December 1, 2005

SearchCRM.com: When Pizza Pizza customers in Canada phone in orders, their calls never go to an actual store, and sometimes not even to one of the company's…

Donatos Pizza chooses WebFOCUS for sales, customer info reporting

November 30, 2005

NEW YORK — Information Builders, an enterprise business intelligence (BI) provider, announced Donatos Pizza has selected its WebFOCUS product as its…

Dessert pizza test underway at Peter Piper Pizza

November 30, 2005

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — A test of a dessert pizza is underway at 135-unit "eatertainment" chain Peter Piper Pizza's newest store in Chandler, Ariz. According to a…

Wells Fargo gives Pizza Inn breathing room on loan

November 30, 2005

THE COLONY, Texas — Wells Fargo, provider of a multimillion-dollar line of revolving credit to 400-unit Pizza Inn, is giving the struggling pizza chain some…

Pizza Hut's Nov. comps slide 3%

November 30, 2005

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Yum! Brands, owner of Pizza Hut, reported comparable-store sales at the chain's 1,760 U.S. company-owned restaurants declined 3 percent for…

Customer control is the beauty of online ordering

November 29, 2005

Research proves customers love to order pizza online because they're in full control of the self-service experience. They're free to linger over the menu and…

Monical's Pizza enters gift-card fray

November 29, 2005

Peoria Journal-Star: Monical's Pizza is jumping on the gift card bandwagon by rolling its own program at most of its 55 restaurants in Illinois, Indiana and…

STRANGE NEWS: Pizza-pan pounding thwarts robbers

November 29, 2005

WTNH.com: Robbers who attempted a heist at a Middletown, Conn., pizzeria didn't get the booty they sought, but they got a beating they didn't expect. When the…

Nov. comps rocket 8.7% at Papa John's Pizza

November 29, 2005

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Last November Papa John's cut 13 percent of its corporate staff and reported comparable-store sales for the month fell 0.2 percent.

Perishable Cash

It looks, smells and tastes like food, but in reality, inventory on your shelves is perishable cash. Manage it tightly, and you could add profits to your…

Pizza Hut unit growth up 45% in India

November 28, 2005

NewIndPress.com: Pizza Hut has 108 units in India, but it's aiming to add 19 more by next April. Currently the chain has restaurants in 26 cities and is…

Pizza Pipeline returns to expansion mode

November 28, 2005

The Journal of Business: After the most recent recession claimed five stores in the western U.S., The Pizza Pipeline Inc., an 18-unit chain based in Spokane…

Pizza driver killed in car crash

November 28, 2005

The Herald-Sun: A pizza driver was killed on Nov. 26, when a car struck the vehicle he was driving while returning from a delivery near Carrboro, N.C. Driver…